Latest version continues company’s push to extend support
for popular third-party applications and devices, enhanced integration
GFI Software™ today announced the release of GFI LanGuard 2015™, bringing a range of enhancements to the company’s award-winning network vulnerability scanning and patch management solution. GFI LanGuard 2015 extends support for network device vulnerability assessment, improves detection for missing patches – including added support for Apache Webserver, MySQL and other popular applications – and improves integration with Active Directory.
GFI LanGuard has established success as a comprehensive tool that provides network and system administrators with the ability to manage all of their patching and network management needs through a single, intuitive and easy-to-use interface, without the need for other update tools.
Enhanced features of GFI LanGuard 2015 include:
“A network is as vulnerable as its weakest point, and therefore network devices such as routers, printers and switches must not be neglected,” said Cristian Florian, product manager at GFI Software. “GFI LanGuard 2015 continues to extend support for new third-party applications and devices and enhances integration with Active Directory infrastructure.”
The increasing importance of strong patch management and vulnerability assessment was recently confirmed by an independent survey of more than 1,000 U.S. employees from companies with up to 1,000 staff. Conducted by Opinion Matters, the research project examined the various ways that workers use company-provided computers and laptops for personal activities, and the direct impact such personal computer usage can have on an organization’s network security. The study revealed that the employers of more than one-third of those surveyed (38.6 percent) had suffered a major IT disruption caused by staff visiting questionable, non-work related web sites, resulting in malware infection and other related security issues. The study also revealed that nearly one-half of those surveyed (48 percent) use a personal cloud-based file storage solution (e.g., Dropbox, OneDrive, Box) for storing and sharing company data and documents.
These findings illustrate the need for businesses to incorporate comprehensive network vulnerability scanning and patch management solutions into their systems to help networks defend themselves against employee computer usage.
Pricing and Availability
GFI LanGuard 2015 is available immediately and will use a full annual subscription licensing model. Pricing starts at just $10 per node, for 250-499 nodes.
About GFI Software
GFI Software™ develops quality IT solutions that enable businesses to monitor, manage and secure their networks with minimal administrative overheard. Serving an expanding customer base of tens of thousands of companies, GFI focuses on scalable communications and security platforms comprising network security, web management, anti-spam, patch and vulnerability management, faxing and archiving solutions. GFI is a channel-focused company with thousands of partners worldwide. The company has received numerous awards and industry accolades, and is a longtime Microsoft® Gold ISV Partner.